Acacia Research Corporation operates as an acquirer and operator of businesses across industrial, energy, and technology sectors in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. It operates through four segments: Intellectual Property Operations, Industrial Operations, Energy Operations, and Manufacturing Operations. The company is involved in investing in IP; and licensing and enforcement of patented technologies. It also …
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Competitive advantage assessment
Key strengths
Strong Interest Coverage & Conservative LeverageDebt serviceability is strong (score 0.74), with robust interest coverage.
Consistent Cash GenerationCash generation is strong and consistent (score 0.97).
Key risks
ROIC Below WACC or PeersROIC at 33.3th percentile suggests inefficient capital deployment.
Revenue Volatility Signals Weak StickinessRevenue volatility is high (stability score 0.11), suggesting weak customer stickiness.
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Where ACTG ranks in Industrials: Machinery, Electrical & Equipment
Acacia Research Corporation ranks #110 of 216
scored companies in Industrials: Machinery, Electrical & Equipment by moat score — the top 51%.
The widest moat in the group is Snap-On Incorporated (SNA)
at 88/100.
Moat scores for companies ranked near ACTG in Industrials: Machinery, Electrical & Equipment
Pricing power is the ability to raise prices without losing volume.
Cost Advantage
Score 39
· 15% of the moat score
A cost advantage means delivering the same product for structurally less — better purchasing, denser distribution, a more automated process.
Customer Stickiness
Score 63
· 15% of the moat score
Stickiness is what makes revenue repeat without being re-won every year.
Capital Efficiency
Score 24
· 18% of the moat score
Capital efficiency asks what the company earns on the money tied up in the business.
Resilience
Score 84
· 17% of the moat score
Resilience is the capacity to get through a bad year on its own terms — enough liquidity, enough interest cover, and enough cash generation to avoid a rescue financing or a forced sale.
Scale & Market Position
Score 56
· 15% of the moat score
Scale matters only when it converts into economics.
Acacia Research Corporation (ACTG) scores 48 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as developing. It ranks #110 of 216 scored companies in Industrials: Machinery, Electrical & Equipment, the top 51%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 215 companies in Industrials: Machinery, Electrical & Equipment. Its strongest defense is Resilience (84/100) and its weakest is Capital Efficiency (24/100).
How does Acacia Research Corporation compare with other Industrials: Machinery, Electrical & Equipment companies?
Acacia Research Corporation ranks #110 of 216 scored companies in Industrials: Machinery, Electrical & Equipment by moat score. The widest moat in Industrials: Machinery, Electrical & Equipment is Snap-On Incorporated (SNA) at 88/100. The companies ranked closest are Mirion Technologies, Inc. (MIR) at 48 just above it and Arlo Technologies, Inc. (ARLO) at 48 just below it.
How is the moat score calculated?
Each company is scored with an industry-specific template — Corporate Default in this case, chosen because the defenses that matter to a bank are not the ones that matter to a software company. Every defense combines several financial signals, and each signal is measured as a percentile against a peer group of 215 companies in Industrials: Machinery, Electrical & Equipment. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.
Why is Acacia Research Corporation scored with the Corporate Default template?
Most public companies sell a product or a service at a margin, so the moat question is whether that margin survives contact with competitors. The Corporate template scores the six defenses that show up in a general operating company's financial signature: whether it can hold price, produce more cheaply than rivals, keep its customers, earn a return above its cost of capital, withstand a downturn, and turn size into economics.
Which competitive defenses are measured for Acacia Research Corporation?
The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and ACTG scores: Pricing Power (28), Cost Advantage (39), Customer Stickiness (63), Capital Efficiency (24), Resilience (84), Scale & Market Position (56). Each is scored independently as a percentile against peers, so a company can be strong on one and weak on another — the overall score reflects how those defenses are weighted for this industry.
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